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msiD m oTlie n "TTV TT n (TN Volume 65 Issue 4 www.wsusignpost.com Tuesday, July 9,2002 The dirt on digging at Dinosaur park, see page 6 By Andrew Borgstrom sr. news reporter The Signpost The average person needs four gallons of water a day to survive; the average Utahn uses 300 gallons of water per day. Utahns not only use 296 gallons more than needed for survival, but they use 110 gallons more than the average American . According to the United States Geological Society, Utahns have the second highest per capita water use in the United States. The U.S. Drought Monitor shows that Utah is experiencing droughts ranging from a DO to a D4. The northwest corner of Utah is rated a DO (abnormally dry), Northern Utah is in a Dl (moderate drought) condition Central Utah is in a D2 (severe drought), most of Southern Utah is in a D3 (extreme drought) and the rest of Southern Utah is in a D4 (exceptional drought) conditions. Some say that Utah's drought is the worst it has been in 40 years. Zach Frankel, who wrote the 1998 water conservation legislation should be discouraged with the way this drought is being handled. "It's appalling the Division of Water Resources doesn't care about water conservation," Frankel said. Representative Judy Ann Buffmire, who sponsored the water conservation legislation, said that 55 percent of Utah agencies have not prepared water conservation plans. "Utah has been much slower than other states in implementing water conservation," Buffmire said. "Only 45 percent of the agencies mandated by the act have prepared adequate water plans." Weber State University is among those who are working to conserve water. "We're really working hard to try to conserve water," said Ron Curtis, manger of land maintenance at WSU. "We took the governor's request to conserve water very seriously." WSU is allocated 175 acre feet each year from Pineview Reservoir. Last year the lawns went from being watered every day to being watered three days a week, and this year most The football team's practice field is turning brown because it is watered only twice a week to conserve water. It fares better than campus foliage which is watered every couple of weeks. lawns are only being watered once a at WSU are watered only once every Management to use at least 20 week. couple of weeks. percent under what is allocated. While the playing fields and the Most of the watering is done in Only time will tell if WSU has to Dee Event Center lawns are watered the early morning or late at night, twice a week, the shrubs and the trees with the goal of Facilities See Conservation page 3 University Village opens its doors . A I J CO TTT W".. t By Mike Mitchell special assignments editor ; ;----rt - ! -1 '"'1 ,taJ " v...- i !!' i' I -i 1 i , . The University Village provides a new home for those living in residential housing (above). The new living spaces each offer four individual bedrooms, two bathrooms and a shared living room and kitchen area (right). Students and the community will have an opportunity to tour the new complex this Wednesday from 7-9 p.m. during an open house. The Signpost For those dying to see what is inside the new University Village housing complex without getting arrested for breaking and entering, Weber State University housing services is sponsoring an open house for the community on Wednesday, July 10 from 7 to 9 p.m. Members of the community, students and anyone in general are encouraged to come and investigate the new, six-building complex at 1321 East 4600 South in Ogden, south of the Dee Events Center. The frce-of-charge open house will give visitors the opportunity to see the village's community center and one of the living spaces. "It's a chance for the community to sec what the construction has been all about," said Amanda Stoots, marketing and conference coordinator for WSU housing services. According to Stools, the community center offers housed students a recreation room, a fitness center, computer labs, a kitchen and back patio for barbequcs and social interaction. The living spaces conic in fully-furnished fours, four bedrooms, each sharing a kitchen, living room and two bathrooms. Each cluster will include wireless and high-speed Ethernet access (for Intemcl course accessibility), appliances and satellite television. The monthly cost. $340 plus electricity, can be paid month by month, by semester or by year. )'ai cii rf.ich rcponc-r Mike Mitchell Leaders discuss racism, intolerance By Carolyn Losee business editor The Signpost Brian Davis, Weber State University professor, joined religious leaders gathered from all parts of the world in Bangkok to discuss their belief that religion can serve as a positive force for achieving world peace. Davis reported that the World Council of Religious Leaders main focus is asking people to reject intolerance and racism, the villain behind human conflict. "Funding for the conference came from the Thai government, private foundations and private individual funding," Davis said. The conference took place in Bangkok, June 12 through 14, 2002, and addressed three goals the council elected to accomplish. The first goal is to prevent and resolve tensions and potential conflict among religion and culture. The second goal is to take constructive measures to resolve conflict, promote reconciliation and foster healing. The third goal is to work for the active promotion of mutual respect and preservation of religious diversity. Through the aid of task forces the council desires to seek methods to reduce poverty. See Racism p.igp 3 Brian Davis

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msiD m oTlie n "TTV TT n (TN Volume 65 Issue 4 www.wsusignpost.com Tuesday, July 9,2002 The dirt on digging at Dinosaur park, see page 6 By Andrew Borgstrom sr. news reporter The Signpost The average person needs four gallons of water a day to survive; the average Utahn uses 300 gallons of water per day. Utahns not only use 296 gallons more than needed for survival, but they use 110 gallons more than the average American . According to the United States Geological Society, Utahns have the second highest per capita water use in the United States. The U.S. Drought Monitor shows that Utah is experiencing droughts ranging from a DO to a D4. The northwest corner of Utah is rated a DO (abnormally dry), Northern Utah is in a Dl (moderate drought) condition Central Utah is in a D2 (severe drought), most of Southern Utah is in a D3 (extreme drought) and the rest of Southern Utah is in a D4 (exceptional drought) conditions. Some say that Utah's drought is the worst it has been in 40 years. Zach Frankel, who wrote the 1998 water conservation legislation should be discouraged with the way this drought is being handled. "It's appalling the Division of Water Resources doesn't care about water conservation," Frankel said. Representative Judy Ann Buffmire, who sponsored the water conservation legislation, said that 55 percent of Utah agencies have not prepared water conservation plans. "Utah has been much slower than other states in implementing water conservation," Buffmire said. "Only 45 percent of the agencies mandated by the act have prepared adequate water plans." Weber State University is among those who are working to conserve water. "We're really working hard to try to conserve water," said Ron Curtis, manger of land maintenance at WSU. "We took the governor's request to conserve water very seriously." WSU is allocated 175 acre feet each year from Pineview Reservoir. Last year the lawns went from being watered every day to being watered three days a week, and this year most The football team's practice field is turning brown because it is watered only twice a week to conserve water. It fares better than campus foliage which is watered every couple of weeks. lawns are only being watered once a at WSU are watered only once every Management to use at least 20 week. couple of weeks. percent under what is allocated. While the playing fields and the Most of the watering is done in Only time will tell if WSU has to Dee Event Center lawns are watered the early morning or late at night, twice a week, the shrubs and the trees with the goal of Facilities See Conservation page 3 University Village opens its doors . A I J CO TTT W".. t By Mike Mitchell special assignments editor ; ;----rt - ! -1 '"'1 ,taJ " v...- i !!' i' I -i 1 i , . The University Village provides a new home for those living in residential housing (above). The new living spaces each offer four individual bedrooms, two bathrooms and a shared living room and kitchen area (right). Students and the community will have an opportunity to tour the new complex this Wednesday from 7-9 p.m. during an open house. The Signpost For those dying to see what is inside the new University Village housing complex without getting arrested for breaking and entering, Weber State University housing services is sponsoring an open house for the community on Wednesday, July 10 from 7 to 9 p.m. Members of the community, students and anyone in general are encouraged to come and investigate the new, six-building complex at 1321 East 4600 South in Ogden, south of the Dee Events Center. The frce-of-charge open house will give visitors the opportunity to see the village's community center and one of the living spaces. "It's a chance for the community to sec what the construction has been all about," said Amanda Stoots, marketing and conference coordinator for WSU housing services. According to Stools, the community center offers housed students a recreation room, a fitness center, computer labs, a kitchen and back patio for barbequcs and social interaction. The living spaces conic in fully-furnished fours, four bedrooms, each sharing a kitchen, living room and two bathrooms. Each cluster will include wireless and high-speed Ethernet access (for Intemcl course accessibility), appliances and satellite television. The monthly cost. $340 plus electricity, can be paid month by month, by semester or by year. )'ai cii rf.ich rcponc-r Mike Mitchell Leaders discuss racism, intolerance By Carolyn Losee business editor The Signpost Brian Davis, Weber State University professor, joined religious leaders gathered from all parts of the world in Bangkok to discuss their belief that religion can serve as a positive force for achieving world peace. Davis reported that the World Council of Religious Leaders main focus is asking people to reject intolerance and racism, the villain behind human conflict. "Funding for the conference came from the Thai government, private foundations and private individual funding," Davis said. The conference took place in Bangkok, June 12 through 14, 2002, and addressed three goals the council elected to accomplish. The first goal is to prevent and resolve tensions and potential conflict among religion and culture. The second goal is to take constructive measures to resolve conflict, promote reconciliation and foster healing. The third goal is to work for the active promotion of mutual respect and preservation of religious diversity. Through the aid of task forces the council desires to seek methods to reduce poverty. See Racism p.igp 3 Brian Davis